still broke; sometimes knitting

A.W.O.L.

A.W.O.L. indeed. I took the week off — most certainly without leave — and it was glorious. I passed the oral exam on Monday morning, then quickly proceeded to realize just how much of a relief it was to be finished. Again.

That “again” was causing a lot of anxiety, but now … I get to write “with distinction” on my C.V. and, well, that feels really good. Really, really good.

Wool-buying good, in fact.

I picked up this lovely EcoWool in the hopes of some kind of wooly, neutral cardigan. This was my inspiration, but in the end I went with another try at OWLS, this time in my size. The Mawrtyr in me is very partial to the idea of sporting a parliament of wooly owls.

This might all end in disaster, of course, since my gauge is all kinds of off. And I’m attempting to fashion this as a cardigan … because Nashville and pullovers just don’t seem to work. Despite the current cold weather and snow, this is a “humid subtropical climate” — with BBQ and fried chicken — so, you know, layers of wool aren’t all that necessary most of the time.

It’s a modest start, but today’s schedule of reading just might be the perfect opportunity to make a dent in the waist shaping. If it turns out even half as flattering and easy-to-wear as twenty eleven, I’ll be a very happy camper.

More to remind myself that anything, here’s selbu two … languishing. I really need to finish this.

The other evening, I made Alice a wooly yarn ball, just to see … and, yep, she’s a cat. It’s pretty darn adorable watching her bat this around the house.

7 thoughts on “A.W.O.L.”

What a lovely post to read on a Sunday morning. Perfectly woolly wool and a perfectly catlike cat. Glad you enjoyed your week off. Without leave it may have been but it was well-deserved! Keep basking in being finished. Oh how I envy you!

Yippee!! Congratulations! I think you most certainly deserved leave to take a week off.
Your cardiganized Owls is going to be awesome. I’m jonesing to knit one, too… but the math has me worried, and I need to work on finishing up languishing projects plus a bunch of baby gifts (oh, the joy of being in one’s early 30s). I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes!